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Yogi (Psionic Monk) [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Sleepwalker13666
08-06-07, 08:49 PM This class was inspired by a dragon magazine article regarding psionics and oriental adventures, it gave the title of Yogi to a psionic monk but only presented martial arts style feats, this is a base class that is an expansion of that idea

Yogi

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The Yogi is a disciplined martial artist that has learned to wield psychic power and blend it into his style of martial arts.

Adventurers: Yogi are much like monks, they will often travel the world to test the limits of their abilities.

Abilities: A Yogi should have a good wisdom as his psionic powers are dependent on i, he also benefits from a good strength and constitution.

Hit Dice: 1d8

Skills Per Level: 4 + int modifier, x4 at level 1.

Class Skills: Autohypnosis (wis) Balance (dex) Climb (str) Concentration (con) Craft (int) Decipher Script (int) Diplomacy (cha) Escape artist (dex) heal (wis) Jump (str) Knowledge: Psionics (int) Kuji-Kiri (cha)* Listen (wis) Move Silently (dex) Perform (cha) Profession (wis) Sense motive (wis) Survival (Wis) Swim (str) Tumble (dex) Use Psionic Device (int)

See Rokugans "Way of the Ninja" pg. 33, if you do not have this resource available to you a similar ability of the same name is given to the prestige class Ninja of the Cresent Moon, presented in the WoTC "Sword and Fist" on page 31, you may give this abilitiy in place of the skill.

Weapon/ Armor Proficiencies: The yogi is proficient in all quarterstaff, nunchuka, sai, kachi san and darts, they are proficient in light non-metal armor, and is proficient in no shields.

Psionics
Lv B.A.B. Fort Refl Will Special P.P. P.K. P.LV.
01) +0 +0 +2 +2 Unarmed Strike (1d6) 0 1 0ro
02) +1 +0 +3 +3 Bonus Feat 1 2 0ro
03) +2 +1 +3 +3 Psionic Barrier 3 3 1st
04) +3 +1 +4 +4 Unarmed Strike (1d8) 5 4 1st
05) +3 +1 +4 +4 Bonus Feat 7 5 1st
06) +4 +2 +5 +5 Evasion 11 6 2nd
07) +5 +2 +5 +5 Ki Strike: Magic 15 7 2nd
08) +6/+1 +2 +6 +6 Unarmed Strike (1d10) 19 8 2nd
09) +6/+1 +3 +6 +6 Bonus Feat 23 9 3rd
10) +7/+2 +3 +7 +7 Mettle 27 10 3rd
11) +8/+3 +3 +7 +7 Ki Strike: Honorable 35 11 3rd
12) +9/+4 +4 +8 +8 Unarmed Strike (2d6) 43 12 4th
13) +9/+4 +4 +8 +8 Bonus Feat 51 13 4th
14) +10/+5 +4 +9 +9 Improved Evasion 59 14 4th
15) +11/+6/+1 +5 +9 +9 Ki Strike: Jade 65 15 5th
16) +12/+7/+2 +5 +10 +10 Unarmed Strike (2d8) 77 16 5th
17) +12/+7/+2 +5 +10 +10 Bonus Feat 85 17 5th
18) +13/+8/+3 +6 +11 +11 Slippery Mind 91 18 6th
19) +14/+9/+4 +6 +11 +11 103 19 6th
20) +15/+10/+5 +6 +12 +12 Unarmed Strike (2d10) 115 20 6th

Unarmed Strike: The Yogi is proficient in his unarmed attacks as though he had the improved unarmed strike feat, further, his unarmed damage increases as he levels, the numbers provided are assumed to be for a medium character, dice increases or decreases as necessary for size.

Psionics: The yogi is a manifester and selects his powers known from the clairesentience discipline and the psychic warriors powers. The Yogi uses wisdom to determine power dcs and bonus power points, the yogi does not gain bonus powers known.

Bonus Feats: The Yogi gains bonus feats as he levels, he must meet the requirements to select the feats, they may be selected from the following list: Cloak Dance, combat Manifestation, Deep Impact, Expanded Knowledge, Focused Sunder, Ghost Attack, Greater Psionic Fist, Mental leap, Mind Over Body, Opportunity Power, Psionic body, Psionic dodge, Psionic fist, Psionic Meditation, Speed of Though, Unavoidable Strike and Up the Walls.

Psionic Barrier: The Yogi gains an shield bonus to ac equal to the number of psionic feats he has taken from the bonus feats gained through this class, he will not gain this Ac Bonus from feats selected through leveling or bonus feats from other classes.

Evasion: The Yogi is adept and dodging unusual attacks, when making a reflex save for partial damage, if successful, the Yogi instead takes no damage.

Ki Strike: The Yogi's unarmed strike is able to penetrate various defenses, at level 7 the Yogi ignores damage reduction that requires magic, at level 11 he also ignores damage reduction as though his fist where considered honorable weapons, and finally at level 15 his fist count as jade for the purpose of bypassing damage reduction. (Note: In a non-oriental setting the DM may wish to change the Ki Strike Honorable to lawful and jade to adamantite.)

Mettle: The Yogi is able to shrug off physical aliments and mentally debilitating effects. When making a fortitude or will save for a partial effect, if successful the Yogi instead endures no effect.

Improved Evasion: Now when dodging unusual attacks the Yogi always manages to avoid the brunt of the attack, even on a failed reflex save the yogi only suffers partial effect as though he made his saving throw and id not have the evasion class feature.

Slippery Mind: The Yogis will is to strong to submit to the will of others, on a failed will save versus mind affecting spells or effects the yogi may make an additional will save the following round to shrug off the effects.

Multi-Classing Note: The yogi may freely multi-class with monk or psychic warrior, but if he multi-classes with any other class with the exception of monk, then he may no longer level as a Yogi, he may multi-class back and forth between monk even though the monk may not normally multi-class.
TheAnthroDM
08-07-07, 01:16 AM Fix your table. Psionic Barrier + Bonus Feat = Too much AC.

The Multi-Class Note Suggests that you can't multiclass as a monk, and you can at the same time, even though I got meaning out of it, you shoulder reword it.
Sleepwalker13666
08-07-07, 07:17 AM Fix your table.
Fixed, thank you for pointing that out, I didn't notice.

Psionic Barrier + Bonus Feat = Too much AC.
I though about this one for awhile, but they are only able to get 5 points out of it by level 20, assuming they don't multi-class, they could level dip into monk for a level but then so can everyone else. If more feedback suggest that this ability is unbalancing I will make new mechanics to fix it, however I currently do not feel it broken (I could be wrong, I have been wrong many times before.)

The Multi-Class Note Suggests that you can't multiclass as a monk, and you can at the same time, even though I got meaning out of it, you shoulder reword it.

Fixed, thank you for pointing that out as well.

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Thank you for your feedback. :D
TheAnthroDM
08-07-07, 05:34 PM I though about this one for awhile, but they are only able to get 5 points out of it by level 20,

Bonus Feats + Regular Feats = +12 at level 20. Assuming you don't multiclass with psychic warrior(oh boy)

Also, they're called psionic feats. Read over the class carefully and correct for typing errors.
Sleepwalker13666
08-07-07, 11:15 PM I though about this one for awhile, but they are only able to get 5 points out of it by level 20,

Bonus Feats + Regular Feats = +12 at level 20. Assuming you don't multiclass with psychic warrior(oh boy)

Also, they're called psionic feats. Read over the class carefully and correct for typing errors.

But you only get that Ac from the bonus feats you have chosen, not you standard feats or feats from other classes, it does say bonus feats, but I'll go ahead and re clarify in it's description.
Sleepwalker13666
09-16-07, 01:25 AM :bump:

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Sleepwalker13666 08-06-07, 08:49 PM	This class was inspired by a dragon magazine article regarding psionics and oriental adventures, it gave the title of Yogi to a psionic monk but only presented martial arts style feats, this is a base class that is an expansion of that idea Yogi http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/Sleepwalker13666/Anime/1056785.jpg The Yogi is a disciplined martial artist that has learned to wield psychic power and blend it into his style of martial arts. Adventurers: Yogi are much like monks, they will often travel the world to test the limits of their abilities. Abilities: A Yogi should have a good wisdom as his psionic powers are dependent on i, he also benefits from a good strength and constitution. Hit Dice: 1d8 Skills Per Level: 4 + int modifier, x4 at level 1. Class Skills: Autohypnosis (wis) Balance (dex) Climb (str) Concentration (con) Craft (int) Decipher Script (int) Diplomacy (cha) Escape artist (dex) heal (wis) Jump (str) Knowledge: Psionics (int) Kuji-Kiri (cha)* Listen (wis) Move Silently (dex) Perform (cha) Profession (wis) Sense motive (wis) Survival (Wis) Swim (str) Tumble (dex) Use Psionic Device (int) See Rokugans "Way of the Ninja" pg. 33, if you do not have this resource available to you a similar ability of the same name is given to the prestige class Ninja of the Cresent Moon, presented in the WoTC "Sword and Fist" on page 31, you may give this abilitiy in place of the skill. Weapon/ Armor Proficiencies: The yogi is proficient in all quarterstaff, nunchuka, sai, kachi san and darts, they are proficient in light non-metal armor, and is proficient in no shields. Psionics Lv B.A.B. Fort Refl Will Special P.P. P.K. P.LV. 01) +0 +0 +2 +2 Unarmed Strike (1d6) 0 1 0ro 02) +1 +0 +3 +3 Bonus Feat 1 2 0ro 03) +2 +1 +3 +3 Psionic Barrier 3 3 1st 04) +3 +1 +4 +4 Unarmed Strike (1d8) 5 4 1st 05) +3 +1 +4 +4 Bonus Feat 7 5 1st 06) +4 +2 +5 +5 Evasion 11 6 2nd 07) +5 +2 +5 +5 Ki Strike: Magic 15 7 2nd 08) +6/+1 +2 +6 +6 Unarmed Strike (1d10) 19 8 2nd 09) +6/+1 +3 +6 +6 Bonus Feat 23 9 3rd 10) +7/+2 +3 +7 +7 Mettle 27 10 3rd 11) +8/+3 +3 +7 +7 Ki Strike: Honorable 35 11 3rd 12) +9/+4 +4 +8 +8 Unarmed Strike (2d6) 43 12 4th 13) +9/+4 +4 +8 +8 Bonus Feat 51 13 4th 14) +10/+5 +4 +9 +9 Improved Evasion 59 14 4th 15) +11/+6/+1 +5 +9 +9 Ki Strike: Jade 65 15 5th 16) +12/+7/+2 +5 +10 +10 Unarmed Strike (2d8) 77 16 5th 17) +12/+7/+2 +5 +10 +10 Bonus Feat 85 17 5th 18) +13/+8/+3 +6 +11 +11 Slippery Mind 91 18 6th 19) +14/+9/+4 +6 +11 +11 103 19 6th 20) +15/+10/+5 +6 +12 +12 Unarmed Strike (2d10) 115 20 6th Unarmed Strike: The Yogi is proficient in his unarmed attacks as though he had the improved unarmed strike feat, further, his unarmed damage increases as he levels, the numbers provided are assumed to be for a medium character, dice increases or decreases as necessary for size. Psionics: The yogi is a manifester and selects his powers known from the clairesentience discipline and the psychic warriors powers. The Yogi uses wisdom to determine power dcs and bonus power points, the yogi does not gain bonus powers known. Bonus Feats: The Yogi gains bonus feats as he levels, he must meet the requirements to select the feats, they may be selected from the following list: Cloak Dance, combat Manifestation, Deep Impact, Expanded Knowledge, Focused Sunder, Ghost Attack, Greater Psionic Fist, Mental leap, Mind Over Body, Opportunity Power, Psionic body, Psionic dodge, Psionic fist, Psionic Meditation, Speed of Though, Unavoidable Strike and Up the Walls. Psionic Barrier: The Yogi gains an shield bonus to ac equal to the number of psionic feats he has taken from the bonus feats gained through this class, he will not gain this Ac Bonus from feats selected through leveling or bonus feats from other classes. Evasion: The Yogi is adept and dodging unusual attacks, when making a reflex save for partial damage, if successful, the Yogi instead takes no damage. Ki Strike: The Yogi's unarmed strike is able to penetrate various defenses, at level 7 the Yogi ignores damage reduction that requires magic, at level 11 he also ignores damage reduction as though his fist where considered honorable weapons, and finally at level 15 his fist count as jade for the purpose of bypassing damage reduction. (Note: In a non-oriental setting the DM may wish to change the Ki Strike Honorable to lawful and jade to adamantite.) Mettle: The Yogi is able to shrug off physical aliments and mentally debilitating effects. When making a fortitude or will save for a partial effect, if successful the Yogi instead endures no effect. Improved Evasion: Now when dodging unusual attacks the Yogi always manages to avoid the brunt of the attack, even on a failed reflex save the yogi only suffers partial effect as though he made his saving throw and id not have the evasion class feature. Slippery Mind: The Yogis will is to strong to submit to the will of others, on a failed will save versus mind affecting spells or effects the yogi may make an additional will save the following round to shrug off the effects. Multi-Classing Note: The yogi may freely multi-class with monk or psychic warrior, but if he multi-classes with any other class with the exception of monk, then he may no longer level as a Yogi, he may multi-class back and forth between monk even though the monk may not normally multi-class.
TheAnthroDM 08-07-07, 01:16 AM	Fix your table. Psionic Barrier + Bonus Feat = Too much AC. The Multi-Class Note Suggests that you can't multiclass as a monk, and you can at the same time, even though I got meaning out of it, you shoulder reword it.
Sleepwalker13666 08-07-07, 07:17 AM	Fix your table. Fixed, thank you for pointing that out, I didn't notice. Psionic Barrier + Bonus Feat = Too much AC. I though about this one for awhile, but they are only able to get 5 points out of it by level 20, assuming they don't multi-class, they could level dip into monk for a level but then so can everyone else. If more feedback suggest that this ability is unbalancing I will make new mechanics to fix it, however I currently do not feel it broken (I could be wrong, I have been wrong many times before.) The Multi-Class Note Suggests that you can't multiclass as a monk, and you can at the same time, even though I got meaning out of it, you shoulder reword it. Fixed, thank you for pointing that out as well. ------------------------------------------ Thank you for your feedback. :D
TheAnthroDM 08-07-07, 05:34 PM	I though about this one for awhile, but they are only able to get 5 points out of it by level 20, Bonus Feats + Regular Feats = +12 at level 20. Assuming you don't multiclass with psychic warrior(oh boy) Also, they're called psionic feats. Read over the class carefully and correct for typing errors.
Sleepwalker13666 08-07-07, 11:15 PM	I though about this one for awhile, but they are only able to get 5 points out of it by level 20, Bonus Feats + Regular Feats = +12 at level 20. Assuming you don't multiclass with psychic warrior(oh boy) Also, they're called psionic feats. Read over the class carefully and correct for typing errors. But you only get that Ac from the bonus feats you have chosen, not you standard feats or feats from other classes, it does say bonus feats, but I'll go ahead and re clarify in it's description.
Sleepwalker13666 09-16-07, 01:25 AM	:bump: